KÉSz confirmed winner of tender to rebuild Kossuth Square

MTI – Econews

Friday, March 29, 2013, 15:00

Hungarian construction company KÉSz has won a tender to rebuild the square in front of parliament with a bid of HUF 14.63 billion, the Office of Parliament told MTI on Thursday, confirming earlier press reports. Other bidders in the closed tender were the consortia of Magyar Építő-Reneszánsz and Penta-Swietelsky. Reconstruction of the square must be completed by March 2014.

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